Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Office for National Statistics: Industrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41642More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 37425 on Office for National Statistics: Industrial Disputes, what the disputed issues are.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 26th March is attached.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: DismissalCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36677 on Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal, whether he plans to make changes to facilitate the dismissal of under-performing civil servants.
Answer: In line with the newly announced changes to Senior Civil Service Performance management, this Government will require that Permanent Secretaries identify the lowest performing members of their senior workforce and take action to address this within 6 mont...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41640More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Mass cancellation of government credit cards in crackdown on wasteful spend, published on 18 March 2025, if he will require Departments to publish Govern
Answer: All central Government departments are required to publish Government Procurement Card transactions of £500 and over in line with the guidance available to all government departments on gov.uk at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41639More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2024 to Question 18212 on Prime Minister: Special Advisers, when he plans to publish a list of special advisers and their salaries.
Answer: Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs will be published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, as was the case under the previous Administration.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether some public sector pension schemes have a retire and return option.
Answer: It is possible for members of the main statutory Public Service Pension Schemes to return to public service employment after retiring and taking pension. The rules on further employment of individuals who are in receipt of relevant pension benefits are se...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41297More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question HL4627, on 9 Downing Street: Media, for what reasons the media room in 9 Downing Street was refurbished.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 21 January 2025, Official Report, PQ 25454.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41296More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's Civil Service HQ occupancy data transparency data, last updated on 28 February 2025, which changes in reporting methodology lead to a revision of the figures.
Answer: The revision of figures applied to the Home Office occupancy stats only. This was because of a change in reporting by the Home Office.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41295More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers can consider applications to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments which have not been considered when making Government appointments.
Answer: All government appointees, whether regulated or unregulated, are subject to due processes to manage outside interests, which may include external employment.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Telephone ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41294More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32906, on Government Departments: Telephone Services, whether the Government Communication Service provides a departmental press office telephone number to
Answer: It is up to the individual departments to decide their preferred method of communication with members of the press. Within the Cabinet Office press office, there is not a single telephone number, communication takes place via pressoffice@cabinetoffice.gov...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet OfficeCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41292More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons was there no public consultation on the new joint Framework Agreement for Civil Service Commission, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Answer: There is no requirement to carry out a public consultation on Framework Agreements, as was the case under the previous government. As such, none was undertaken on the new joint Framework Agreement for Civil Service Commission, Advisory Committee on Busine...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41291More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29022 on Ministers: Aviation, what the cost-metric is by which carbon offsetting is calculated; and if he will place a copy of the EDF contract in the House
Answer: Carbon offsetting costs are determined by the tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) that are being offset, multiplied by the cost per tonne of CO2e from the Certified Emissions Reduction offsets provided by EDF under the framework contract. These co...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: Parliamentary ScrutinyCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41289More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, through which mechanisms non-ministerial departments are accountable to Parliament.
Answer: A non-ministerial department (NMD) is a government department, but one that does not have its own minister. An individual NMD is accountable to Parliament through its sponsoring ministers, and the NMD Permanent Secretary, who is the accounting officer. No...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SoftwareCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41288More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which divisions in his Department hold information on (a) the number of software licences his Department has paid for and (b) usage of those software licences.
Answer: Cabinet Office Digital is responsible for the number of software licenses purchased.Cabinet Office Digital uses a range of tools to monitor and manage these software licenses.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41287More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Mass cancellation of government credit cards in crackdown on wasteful spend, published on 18 March 2025, how many Government Procurement Cards are held b
Answer: The Cabinet Office has one cardholder in Ministerial Private Offices and six cardholders in senior official private offices.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-departmental Public Bodies: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41286More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1208 on Government Communication Service, if he will publish a breakdown of the staff for each of the non-departmental public bodies that are not included in th
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to Question 16512, answered on 5 December 2024.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Performance Related PayCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41284More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5282, on Senior Civil Servants: Pay, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing performance related incentives in the junior civil ser
Answer: Individual Government Departments have delegated authority to determine pay, including performance related incentives, for their workforce, excluding Senior Civil Servants, subject to the parameters of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance. Currently, non-...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41283More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 12 February 2025 to Question 28577 and (b) 16 January 2025 to Question 21390 on Armed Forces: Equality, whether the work on the Armed Forces’ EDI review was led or undertaken by hi
Answer: The Cabinet Office has not carried out a review of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) expenditure for the Armed Forces. The Civil Service EDI Expenditure Review, which was carried out under the previous administration between June 2023 and May 2024, ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41279More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in receipt of a political donation from an (a) unincorporated association and (b) members' association must declare the identity of the ultimate donor behind the donation to their (i) Permanent
Answer: There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of private interests held by ministers. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any actual or perceived conflicts of interest. As part of this process, ministers an...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public RelationsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41278More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Prime Minister’s Office has held conference calls with public affairs companies; and if he will list each organisation that attended each one.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 17 March 2025, Official Report, PQ 37798.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41271More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the difference is between (a) government diversity networks and (b) trade union diversity networks in government.
Answer: Government Equality, Diversity and Inclusion networks are internal, volunteer staff networks that work to improve internal culture and workforce representation. Trade unions are separate distinct organisations, who may have their own separate diversity ne...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMI6: StonewallForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Secret Intelligence Service is a paid member of Stonewall.
Answer: The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is a paid member of Stonewall.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41269More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Departments have an Outcome Delivery Plan for 2024-25.
Answer: I refer the Honorable Member to the answer given to the Honorable Member for Brentwood and Ongar on 13 January 2025 (PQ UIN 21348).
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41254More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29022 on Ministers: Aviation, how that carbon offsetting is calculated; and if he will publish the contract with EDF.
Answer: Carbon offsetting is calculated by determining the total tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) emissions that need to be offset. This amount is then multiplied by the cost per tonne of CO2e for the specific offsets being purchased, such as Certified...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: X CorpCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41253More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government advertises on X.
Answer: I refer the honourable gentleman to the previous response given to Question 14352. Between October 2023 and October 2024, the Cabinet Office has spent £0 advertising on X.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: LibrariesCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41252More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Cabinet Ministers have donated a book to the Prime Minister's Library since 5 July 2024.
Answer: No donations have been made to the Prime Minister's Library since 5 July 2024.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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